Tags: India , UK , 10 illegal immigrants

London: Eleven illegal immigrants, including 10 from India and one from Pakistan, have been detained in a raid on a clothing factory in Britain's east Midlands city of Leicester.

The workers aged between 24 and 50 were caught working illegally at the factory as officials from the UK Border Agency sealed all doors to the building during the raid.

The officials questioned all 24 members of staff and found that the 11 had either arrived in the UK illegally or had over-stayed their visas. They now face deportation.

The factory owners face a fine of up to 110,000 pounds (a fine of 10,000 pounds for each illegal worker employed).

Phil Dyer, of the UK Border Agency, said employers who used illegal workers could lose the right to recruit staff from outside Europe, be fined and could, potentially, end up in jail.

The raid was the latest in a string of operations in the city with a large minority of Indian origin that has seen more than 120 immigration offenders caught since January.

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